Comment & Opinion

Mamdani allies get public funding
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 18, 2025
A nonprofit previously led by antisemitic activist Linda Sarsour received over $4.1 million of public funding from 2017 to 2024, according to public r...
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Shutdown just latest battle in Democrats’ long war
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Nov 18, 2025
The Democrats never miss a beat. The moment their effort to blame Trump for the government shutdown went poof, they resurrected Jeffrey Epstein to sug...
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Fetterman’s memoir tries to beef up case for Fettermania
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By OLIVER BATEMAN RealClearPennsylvania 
Nov 18, 2025
PITTSBURGH — Hulking Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s memoir is equal parts confession, campaign text, and brand maintenance. It beefs up the p...
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Be leery of AI in the classroom
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 17, 2025
America's schools need to develop intelligence in the classroom. It’s just not likely to come from AI. The artificial intelligence revolution is here,...
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Other Voices: Give to WPSU
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 17, 2025
As Penn State refocuses on its core educational mission, WPSU faces an important crossroads. The financial challenges that have affected so many insti...
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Is customer service a thing of the past?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Nov 14, 2025
Does the world today make you feel like you are endlessly riding a roller coaster with no way to get off? I've never been a roller coaster fan. I like...
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Democrats made their point
Comment & Opinion
Nov 14, 2025
Sorry to all the liberal pundits and progressive Democrats who have been excoriating the eight senators who cut a deal with Republicans to end the gov...
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The scandal you’ve never heard of
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 14, 2025
There’s significant evidence that the Biden administration engaged in a scandal on par with Watergate. Democrats hope you don’t notice. At the end of ...
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Want to buy a home? It’s OK to wait till you’re 40
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Nov 14, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — If owning a home is still the American dream, then it is increasingly out of reach for many young Americans. The average age of a fir...
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Take tariff rebate check and shove it
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
Nov 13, 2025
DETROIT (TNS) — I don't want the $2,000 rebate check Donald Trump is floating to share the plunder from the tariffs he's imposed on America's trading ...
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Are we seeing a great cleansing of the news media?
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By NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Nov 13, 2025
Since Donald J. Trump emerged improbably victorious in the 2024 presidential election, there has been an unprecedented reckoning in the mainstream med...
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National debt is a hoarding problem
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 12, 2025
Even a federal shutdown can’t keep the national debt from continuing to spiral out of control. The nation’s debt now tops $38 trillion. It’s an unfath...
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Cash is not king, it’s cringe
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Nov 12, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — A friend once complained to me that people would sigh and roll their eyes when she used a credit card to pay for her $3 coffee. This ...
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Choosing light can have its consequences
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Nov 12, 2025
I didn’t realize how much I missed having a lot of light in my house until recently. Like a lot of folks who are (ahem) navigating the senior years, I...
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Congressional staffer’s 190-mile commute
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 11, 2025
There is likely no one who would buy a house 190 miles away from their workplace knowing they would have to commute back and forth. But for Brent Robe...
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Can cold weather make you sick?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CHRISTIAN McMONIGAL 
Nov 11, 2025
COUDERSPORT — As temperatures drop and sniffles rise, many wonder: does cold weather make you sick? While chilly air itself doesn’t cause illness, it ...
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Other Voices: They were anti-fascists
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Nov 11, 2025
This Armistice-Veterans Day, thought of those in my family who fought in World Wars I and II, as did many soldiers from our area of Pennsylvania. Our ...
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Pa. election results signal danger for GOP in 2026
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JOHN HINSHAW RealCleatPennsylvania 
Nov 11, 2025
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is pretty evenly divided, so why did voters send such a lopsided signal? In terms of voter registration, Pennsylvania...
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